Touch of inclusion

Creator: RISE|Art form: Design|Knowledge valorisation : Co-creation|Place: Stockholm,Sweden|Location : Offline|Target group: General public, People with disabilities|Domains: Digital Age|Duration : Participatory Process

Design prototyping to experience inclusive environments

Challenge: How to design environments that are more inclusive for people with disabilities

Use of a vibro-tactile device in workshops to engage participants in discussions of inclusive environments for people with disabilities. Participants experience using the device with the help of facilitators, and are guided through different activities that help them relate to people with disabilities. Participants describe their experience to others in the group.

Resources needed

Vibro-tactile device, workshop facilitators and an urban environment

Purpose of artistic intervention

The designed prototype and participatory format enable an embodied experience of navigating spaces as a disabled person.